Camomile Cam"o*mile, Chamomile Cham"o*mile
(k[a^]m"[-o]*m[imac]l), n. [LL. camonilla, corrupted fr. Gr.
chamai`mhlon, lit. earth apple, being so called from the
smell of its flower. See {Humble}, and {Melon}.] (Bot.)
A genus of herbs ({Anthemis}) of the Composite family. The
common camomile, {Anthemis nobilis}, is used as a popular
remedy. Its flowers have a strong and fragrant and a bitter,
aromatic taste. They are tonic, febrifugal, and in large
doses emetic, and the volatile oil is carminative.
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